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sweet-talk

 verb
     
sweet-talk [transitive]
informal to persuade someone to do something by talking to them nicely and making them feel good
sweet-talk somebody into doing something
I managed to sweet-talk her into driving me home.
—sweet talk noun [uncountable]
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